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Profession
Profession
Below in the table we list down professions in Acholi and English.
English | Acholi |
| teacher | Lapwony |
| Nurse | Lapidi |
| herdsmen | Lakwat |
| Farmer | Lapur |
| expert | ladiro |
| interpreter/linguist | ladum |
| black magician | lajok |
| prophet | lanebi |
| cook | latedo |
| carpenter | lapac |
| police | abili |
| soldier | lamwony |
| chief | rwot |
Conversation
English | Acholi |
| yes | eyo |
| No | koo/peke |
| Hello | helo |
| please | doo |
| TRUE | ada/kakare |
| things | gin |
| perhaps | gwoki/gwok nyo |
| here | kany |
| there | kenyo |
| first of all | kong |
| there | kuka/kuca/ |
| this | cage |
| that | ege |
| like that | kumeno |
| like this | kit man |
| where | kwene |
| very much | mada |
| for | me |
| which | mene |
| mine/yours | mera/meru / mega/megi |
| like | mito |
| some | mo |
| another | mukene |
| that | ni |
| on the following day | orwone |
| of | pa |
| not yet | peya |
| quick/fast | pio/oyot |
| like | calo |
| Middle | Nier |
| Wisdom | Rungula |
| Buckle up | Bedi me i yube. |
Governance
Acholi | English |
| kal | parliament |
| cungo iwi bye | politics |
| ker | governance |
| kacokke | assembly, meeting, council |
| karan | clerk/secretary |
| kwiri | vote |
| kwongo | swear/oath |
| latel wic | guide, leader |
| loc | government |
| lokiko | court, courthouse |
| lwak | Crowd |
| mony | army |
| nampara | headman |
| obaca | corporal |
Farm
English | Acholi |
| Pasture | olet |
| vine | olok |
| potatoes | layata/liyata |
Liyata(potatoes)
Acholi | English |
| Boko | Boiling |
| Lieto | heating |
| Muro | warming |
| Ngado | peeling |
| mwodo | eating(raw) |
| kwinyo | digging |
| mwoyo | drying |
| Cudo | making hip |
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